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Wedeboh Soela

Occurrence in Suriname with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063999
MRDS ID TC38141
Record type Site
Current site name Wedeboh Soela

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.78258, 4.46802 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suriname(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Suriname

Comments on the location information

  • NW BANK OF SARAMACCA RIVER AROUND WEDEBOH SOELA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Brochantite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Digenite Ore

Analytical data

Result MAXIMUM ANOMALIES IN SOILS, 250-430 PPM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.78258, 4.46802
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRANITE CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS AND DOLERITE DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Suralco
    First year 1970

Comments on development

  • 10 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES IN 4 ANOMALIES IN 1967-1968.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMISION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, SCALE 1:5,000,000.

  • Deposit

    BOSMA, W., HO LEN FAT, A.G., AND WELTER, C.C., 1972 (?), MINERALS AND MINING IN SURINAME: SEPARATA DE LA MEMORIA DE IX CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA: PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6 CARACAS, VENEZUELA, P. 493-526.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COPPER ANOMALIES IN AREA OF 5 SQ KM, VEIN 6 M THICK, DIPPING 35E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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